Post fence-fastener.



W. G. JERNEGAN. PCSI FENCE FASTENER. APPLgrcfmml HLEDJULY 25.1911.

1,293,106. Patented Feb. 4, 1919.

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To all whom t may concern.' i

Beit known thatI, WARREN G. JERNE- i GAN, citizen of the United States,residing teners and has for an object the provision this character whichis susceptible of attachment to fence-posts of varying dimensions.

other object is to provide a fastener capable of securely retaining thefence wire Y1n engagement therewith while at the same time permittingprompt disengagement of the Wire therefrom, when such is desired; saidfastener being formed of a single 'strip of'wire having post lengagingsections and twisted at one end into a fence-wire retaining clip.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists in thedetails of construction, arrangement and combination of parts as will behereinafter more fully referred to in the followingdescription, andpointed out in the accompanying drawings, wherein Y Figure l isaperspective view of a fence post with the improved fasteners in placethereon,

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken through the post, and;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the fastener as it appears prior toits attachment to a fence post.

Although the fastener is equally applicable to posts of other designsand shapes, for purpose of conveniently describing the fastener, thelatter is illustrated in the present a fence post 1 of recand providedwith an en tangular shape ,The upper end 2 of the post larged base 2.

1s conical and flattened at its apex 4, while the corners 5 of the postare beveled throughout their length and shows to ad vantage how thesecuring arms of the fastener adhere and conforms to the contour of thepost.

At appropriate places about the post are disposed the fasteners 6 whichengage and retain the fence in close connection to the fence-posts andas contemplated by this invention these fence-fasteners or clips arebuilt up from a single strand of wire, pref- Specification of LettersPatent.

Application `filed Ju1y`25, 1917. Serial No.` 182,707.

.to rest upon the bights 13 Patented Feb. a, 191e.

until substantially U-shaped, the arms 7 and 8 of the U are crossed andrecrossed over each other at a suitable distance from the head of the Ua t `9 From the twistonjoint 9 the respecand 'laterally of the loopportion 10' being at right angles to the latter. is bent extends insubstantially vertical, spaced proximity to the rear portion l2, formingin conjunction with the latter, a hook member adapted to receive andsupport upon the bights 13 thereof the fence wires 14.

To provide a pocket or seat for the fence wire, the hoolr portions 11and 12 have outwardly bulging lower portions 15 in which the wire isaccommodated after its passage through the open end of the hook, and inorder to prevent any casual dislodgment of the fence wire from its sea-tthe passage between the head of the loop and the joint 9 is restricted;this being accomplished by the bending of the upper ends of the loopbranches ll into angles substantially salient, with the vertex 16 ofeach disposed in closely spaced proximity to the joint 9 and yieldablein an outward direction when necessary to engage the hook with a fencewire. From the vertices 16 and 17 of the hook is extended to projectaway above the joint 9 so as whereby the fence wire 14 may be the morereadily engaged and led between the portions 11 and l2 of the hook untilit comes as previously deto provide a lip scribed.

The fastener is attached to the fence post 1 by means of the end strips7 and 8, which encircle the post in opposite directions, as shown toadvantage in Fig. 1 of the drawings, until their respective extremities18 and 19 meet upon preferably, the rearmost face of the post. Theseextremities are then interlocked by being looped or twisted about eachother in such a manner as not only to join the strips 7 and 8 Ibut to sotighten the entire fastener about the post that it will remain rigid andstationary wherever placed on the post.

From the above description it may be seen from and slightly that thefastener herein provided is one which is most simple and economical incharacter, capable ofbeing loosened-for adjustment along ing any removalof the fastener-from the post although such removal may be instantlyeffected, whenever desired.

Having thus described the invention what l claim -as new and desire toprotect by Letters `Patent is:

A post fence fastener,v comprising a single strand of wire having anintermediate portion bent back upon itself to form a U- Shaped hook andthe reevends of thestrand twisted together *atl the rebent portion andCopies of this patent liniay b e obtained yforxve scents each, byaddressing the the post without necessitatl extended in oppositedirections, the U- shaped loop being ben to form a, fence wireengaging-'-liook, ya portionfof the loop near the ,free end being bentinward to coperate ywith:theY twisted part to prevent casualdisplacement Sof the fence Wire, and the 4 free end' of the'loop flaringoutwardly'fromfthe @inademn teetiniony whereof I affix my signature inpresence of two wiztneseezsl` f WARREN e. anni@aan.v

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